User manual BMW SERIE 3 CONVERTIBLE 2005

[. . . ] Owner's Manual for Vehicle The Ultimate Driving Machine Contents A-Z Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG 325Ci 330Ci Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW. Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. [. . . ] The computer bases its calculations of the remaining distance on the preceding driving style. Display When the ignition key is in position 2, the following information and/or conditions are indicated using symbols until the conditions have been corrected. 1 Check the low and high beams as well as the parking lamps 2 Door open 3 Luggage compartment lid open 4 Check tail or brake lamps When you open the driver's door after having turned the ignition key to position 0, you will hear an acoustic signal for a few seconds to remind you that the lamps have not been switched off. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG Clock If you wish to have a permanent time display, you can make this setting in the radio display, refer to the Owner's Manual for Radio. You can set the clock and the time display in the car radio as follows. Every time you press the button, the clock display alternates between the 12-hour and 24-hour mode. 87 In ignition key position 0: the time is displayed for a few seconds after you press the left button, refer to Odometer on page 84. Setting Before the clock can be set, the time must be showing in the instrument cluster display. < With the ignition key in position 1 or higher To set ahead: turn the right button to the right. To set back: turn the right button to the left. The adjustment speed will increase the longer you continue to hold the right button. To change the display mode: press the right button briefly. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG Index Data Repairs Maintenance Controls Overview 88 Computer When the ignition key is turned to position 1 or higher, the last active setting is displayed. Mode selection With the ignition key in position 1 or higher, you can use the onboard computer button BC in the turn signal lever to retrieve information from the computer for display in the instrument cluster. Every time you tap the onboard computer button BC, the display changes to the next function in sequence. Order of the displays: > Clock > Outside temperature > Average fuel consumption > Range > Average speed. Outside temperature You can change the units of measure, 7/6, for the outside temperature display by pressing the right-hand reset button in the instrument cluster while the temperature display is active. The units of measure, 7/6, in the temperature display of the automatic climate control change automatically, refer to page 104. Ice warning If the outside temperature drops to about 37. 57/+36, then the computer will automatically switch to a display of the outside temperature. In addition, a signal sounds as a warning and the display flashes for a brief period. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG Computer After giving an ice warning, the display returns to the previous setting. < The ice warning does not alter the fact that surface ice can form at temperatures above 37. 5 7/+36, on bridges or shaded road surfaces, for instance. < 89 It is important that you refuel when the cruising range falls below approx. Otherwise, the engine cannot be guaranteed to operate properly and damage may result. < Any time spent when the vehicle is stationary and the engine is shut off is ignored for the calculation. Average fuel consumption If you press the onboard computer button BC in the turn signal lever for longer while the average fuel consumption is being displayed, a new consumption value is calculated from that point in time. If you wish, you can have the average fuel consumption displayed in a different unit of measure. < To reset the average speed: press the onboard computer button BC in the turn signal lever for approx. 2 seconds. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG Index The display shows a range estimate based on the available fuel. The amount of fuel remaining in the tank is measured, the estimated range is calculated taking into account the operating conditions over the last 20 miles/30 km. Data Range Repairs Maintenance Controls Average speed Overview Technology for safety and driving convenience 90 Park Distance Control (PDC)* The concept PDC does not replace the driver's personal responsibility for evaluatPDC assists you when you back into a ing the distance between the vehicle parking space. Acoustic signals alert You can have a signal set to con- and any objects. Always remember that you to the momentary distance to an firm that the PDC has been actithe sensors can neither detect nor proobject behind your vehicle. The signal then sounds when vide warnings of obstacles located features four ultrasonic sensors you shift into Reverse or move the within their blind angles. [. . . ] 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG Index Data Repairs Maintenance Controls Overview 172 Weights 325Ci Curb weight with manual transmission/SMG with automatic transmission Approved gross vehicle weight with manual transmission/SMG with automatic transmission Approved front axle load Approved rear axle load Approved maximum roof load for the hardtop Luggage compartment capacity with the convertible top compartment raised lbs/kg lbs/kg lbs/kg lbs/kg lbs/kg lbs/kg lbs/kg cu ft/l cu ft/l 3, 560/1, 615 3, 627/1, 645 4, 442/2, 015 4, 509/2, 045 2, 083/945 2, 546/1, 155 165/75 9. 2/260 10. 6/300 3, 616/1, 640 3, 704/1, 675 4, 497/2, 040 4, 575/2, 075 2, 094/950 2, 579/1, 170 165/75 9. 2/260 10. 6/300 330Ci Approved axle loads and approved gross vehicle weight must never be exceeded. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG Capacities Notes 173 Windshield/ Headlamp washer reservoir Engine oil and filter change quarts/liters quarts/liters approx. 6. 9/6. 5 Specifications, refer to page 142 BMW High Performance Synthetic Oil Specifications, refer to page 142 Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 118 - © 03/04 BMW AG Index Data Repairs Maintenance Controls Overview Fuel tank Reserve gal. /liters gal. /liters approx. [. . . ]